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Symbol Test Conditions Characteristic Values
(TJ = 25°C, Unless Otherwise Specified) Min. Typ. Max.
VGE(th) IC = 250μA, VCE = VGE 3.0 5.0 V
ICES VCE = VCES, VGE = 0V 300 μA
TJ = 125°C 5 mA
IGES VCE = 0V, VGE = ±20V ±100 nA
VCE(sat) IC = 60A, VGE = 15V, Note 1 1.35 V
Symbol Test Conditions Maximum Ratings
VCES TJ= 25°C to 150°C 600 V
VCGR TJ= 25°C to 150°C, RGE = 1MΩ600 V
VGES Continuous ±20 V
VGEM Transient ±30 V
IC25 TC= 25°C (Limited by Leads) 75 A
IC110 TC= 110°C72A
IF110 TC= 110°C68A
ICM TC= 25°C, 1ms 400 A
SSOA VGE = 15V, TVJ = 125°C, RG = 3ΩICM = 150 A
(RBSOA) Clamped Inductive Load @ VCE 600 V
PCTC= 25°C 540 W
TJ -55 ... +150 °C
TJM 150 °C
Tstg -55 ... +150 °C
MdMounting Torque (TO-264) 1.13 / 10 Nm/lb.in.
FCMounting Force (PLUS247) 20..120 / 4.5..27 N/lb.
TLMaximum Lead Temperature for Soldering 300 °C
TSOLD 1.6mm (0.062 in.) from Case for 10s 260 °C
Weight TO-264 10 g
PLUS247 6 g
DS100144(04/09)
VCES = 600V
IC110 = 72A
VCE(sat)
£ 1.35V
tfi(typ) = 250ns
IXGK72N60A3H1
IXGX72N60A3H1
GenX3TM 600V IGBT
w/Diode
Ultra-Low Vsat PT IGBTs for
up to 5kHz Switching
Advance Technical Information
Features
zOptimized for Low Conduction Losses
zSquare RBSOA
zAnti-Parallel Ultra Fast Diode
zInternational Standard Packages
Advantages
zHigh Power Density
zLow Gate Drive Requirement
Applications
zPower Inverters
zUPS
zMotor Drives
zSMPS
zPFC Circuits
zBattery Chargers
zWelding Machines
zLamp Ballasts
zInrush Current Protection Circuits
G = Gate C = Collector
E = Emitter TAB = Collector
TO-264 (IXGK)
PLUS247 (IXGX)
GCE
GDS
E
GC
(TAB)
(TAB)
IXYS Reserves the Right to Change Limits, Test conditions, and Dimensions.
IXGK72N60A3H1
IXGX72N60A3H1
Note 1: Pulse Test, t 300μs, Duty Cycle, d 2%.
IXYS MOSFETs and IGBTs are covered 4,835,592 4,931,844 5,049,961 5,237,481 6,162,665 6,404,065 B1 6,683,344 6,727,585 7,005,734 B2 7,157,338B2
by one or moreof the following U.S. patents: 4,850,072 5,017,508 5,063,307 5,381,025 6,259,123 B1 6,534,343 6,710,405 B2 6,759,692 7,063,975 B2
4,881,106 5,034,796 5,187,117 5,486,715 6,306,728 B1 6,583,505 6,710,463 6,771,478 B2 7,071,537
Terminals: 1 - Gate 3 - Source (Emitter)
2 - Drain (Collector) 4 - Drain (Collector)
PLUS247TM (IXGX) Outline
TO-264 (IXGK) Outline
DIM INCHES MILLIMETERS
MIN MAX MIN MAX
A 0.185 0.209 4.70 5.31
A1 0.102 0.118 2.59 3.00
b 0.037 0.055 0.94 1.40
b1 0.087 0.102 2.21 2.59
b2 0.110 0.126 2.79 3.20
c 0.017 0.029 0.43 0.74
D 1.007 1.047 25.58 26.59
E 0.760 0.799 19.30 20.29
e .215 BSC 5.46 BSC
J 0.000 0.010 0.00 0.25
K 0.000 0.010 0.00 0.25
L 0.779 0.842 19.79 21.39
L1 0.087 0.102 2.21 2.59
ØP 0.122 0.138 3.10 3.51
Q 0.240 0.256 6.10 6.50
Q1 0.330 0.346 8.38 8.79
ØR 0.155 0.187 3.94 4.75
ØR1 0.085 0.093 2.16 2.36
S 0.243 0.253 6.17 6.43
ADVANCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
The product presented herein is under development. The Technical Specifications offered are derived
from a subjective evaluation of the design, based upon prior knowledge and experience, and constitute a
"considered reflection" of the anticipated result. IXYS reserves the right to change limits, test
conditions, and dimensions without notice.
Symbol Test Conditions Characteristic Values
(TJ = 25°C, Unless Otherwise Specified) Min. Typ. Max.
gfs IC= 60A, VCE = 10V, Note 1 48 75 S
Cies 6600 pF
Coes VCE = 25V, VGE = 0V, f = 1MHz 360 pF
Cres 80 pF
Qg 230 nC
Qge IC= 60A, VGE = 15V, VCE = 0.5 VCES 40 nC
Qgc 80 nC
td(on) 31 ns
tri 34 ns
Eon 1.4 mJ
td(off) 320 ns
tfi 250 ns
Eoff 3.5 mJ
td(on) 29 ns
tri 34 ns
Eon 2.6 mJ
td(off) 510 ns
tfi 375 ns
Eoff 6.5 mJ
RthJC 0.23 °C/W
RthCS 0.15 °C/W
Inductive load, TJ = 25°°
°°
°C
IC = 50A, VGE = 15V
VCE = 480V, RG = 3Ω
Inductive load, TJ = 125°°
°°
°C
IC = 50A, VGE = 15V
VCE = 480V, RG = 3Ω
Reverse Diode (FRED)
(TJ = 25°C, Unless Otherwise Specified) Characteristic Values
Symbol Test Conditions Min. Typ. Max.
VF IF = 60A, VGE = 0V, Note 1 1.6 2.0 V
TJ = 150°C 1.4 1.8 V
IRM IF = 60A, VGE = 0V, TJ = 100°C 8.3 A
trr IF = 60A, -di/dt = 200A/μs, VR = 300V 140 ns
RthJC 0.3 °C/W
Dim. Millimeter Inches
Min. Max. Min. Max.
A 4.83 5.21 .190 .205
A12.29 2.54 .090 .100
A21.91 2.16 .075 .085
b 1.14 1.40 .045 .055
b11.91 2.13 .075 .084
b22.92 3.12 .115 .123
C 0.61 0.80 .024 .031
D 20.80 21.34 .819 .840
E 15.75 16.13 .620 .635
e 5.45 BSC .215 BSC
L 19.81 20.32 .780 .800
L1 3.81 4.32 .150 .170
Q 5.59 6.20 .220 0.244
R 4.32 4.83 .170 .190
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IXGK72N60A3H1
IXGX72N60A3H1
Fi g . 1. Ou tp u t C h ar acter i sti cs
@ 25ºC
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8
VCE - Volts
IC - Amperes
V
GE
= 15V
13V
11V
7V
9V
Fig. 2. Extended Output Characteristics
@ 25ºC
0
30
60
90
120
150
180
210
240
270
300
330
012345678
VCE - Volts
IC
-
Amperes
V
GE
= 15V
13V
11V
7V
9V
Fig. 3. Output Characteristics
@ 125ºC
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8
VCE - Volts
IC - Amperes
V
GE
= 15V
13V
11V
9V
7V
5V
Fig. 4. Dependence of V
CE(sat)
on
Junction T emperature
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
TJ - Degrees Centigrade
VCE(sat) - Normalized
V
GE
= 15V
I
C
= 120A
I
C
= 60A
I
C
= 30A
Fi g . 5. Co l l ect or -to -Emitter Vo l tag e
vs. Gate-to -Emitter Vo ltag e
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.2
2.4
2.6
2.8
3.0
3.2
56789101112131415
VGE - Volts
VCE - Volts
I
C
= 120A
60A
30A
T
J
= 25ºC
Fi g . 6. I n p u t Ad mittan ce
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0
VGE - Volts
IC
-
Amperes
T
J
= 125ºC
25ºC
- 40ºC
IXYS Reserves the Right to Change Limits, Test conditions, and Dimensions.
IXGK72N60A3H1
IXGX72N60A3H1
Fig. 7. Transconductance
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
I
C
- Amperes
g
f s
-
Siemens
T
J
= - 40ºC
25ºC
125ºC
Fig. 8. Gate Charge
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240
Q
G
- NanoCoulombs
V
GE
- Volts
V
CE
= 300V
I
C
= 60A
I
G
= 10 mA
Fi g . 9. C ap aci tan ce
10
100
1,000
10,000
100,000
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
V
CE
- Volts
Capacitance - PicoFarads
f
= 1 MHz
Cies
Coes
Cres
Fig. 10. Rever se-B ias Safe Op erati n g Ar ea
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650
V
CE
- Volts
I
C
- Amperes
T
J
= 125ºC
R
G
= 3
dV / dt < 10V / ns
Fi g . 11. Maxi mum T r an si en t Thermal Imped an ce
0.01
0.10
1.00
0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10
Pulse Width - Seconds
Z
(th)JC
- ºC / W
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IXGX72N60A3H1
Fig. 17. Inductive Turn-off
Switching T imes vs. Junction T emperature
220
240
260
280
300
320
340
360
380
400
25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125
T
J
- Degrees Centigrade
t
f - Nanoseconds
220
260
300
340
380
420
460
500
540
580
t
d(off) - Nanoseconds
t
f
t
d(off)
- - - -
R
G
= 3
, V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 480V
I
C
= 25A, 50A, 100A
Fig. 12. Inductive Switching
Ener gy L oss vs. Gate Resistan ce
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
R
G
- Ohms
Eoff - MilliJoules
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Eon - MilliJoules
E
off
E
on
- - - -
T
J
= 125ºC , V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 480V
I
C
= 50A
I
C
= 100A
I
C
= 25A
Fig. 15. Inductive T urn-off
Swit ch i n g Times vs. Gate R esi sta n ce
360
363
366
369
372
375
378
381
384
387
390
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
R
G
- Ohms
t
f - Nanoseconds
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
t
d(off) - Nanoseconds
t
f
t
d(off)
- - - -
T
J
= 12C, V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 480V
I
C
= 100A
I
C
= 50A
I
C
= 25A
Fig. 13. Inductive Switching
Ener g y L o ss vs. C o llector Cu rren t
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
I
C
- Amperes
Eoff - MilliJoules
0.00
0.75
1.50
2.25
3.00
3.75
4.50
5.25
6.00
6.75
Eon - MilliJoules
E
off
E
on
- - - -
R
G
= 3
,
V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 480V T
J
= 125ºC
T
J
= 25ºC
Fig. 14. Inductive Switching
Energy Loss vs. Junction Temperature
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125
T
J
- Degrees Centigrade
Eoff - MilliJoules
0
1
2
2
3
4
5
5
6
7
Eon - MilliJoules
E
off
E
on
- - - -
R
G
= 3
,
V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 480V
I
C
= 50A
I
C
= 100A
I
C
= 25A
Fig. 16. Inductive Turn-off
Switching T imes vs. Collector Current
220
240
260
280
300
320
340
360
380
400
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
I
C
- Amperes
t
f - Nanoseconds
250
290
330
370
410
450
490
530
570
610
t
d(off) - Nanoseconds
t
f
t
d(off)
- - - -
R
G
= 3
, V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 480V
T
J
= 125ºC
T
J
= 25ºC
IXYS Reserves the Right to Change Limits, Test conditions, and Dimensions.
IXGK72N60A3H1
IXGX72N60A3H1
Fig. 18. Inductive T urn-on
Switching Times vs. Gate Resi stan c e
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
R
G
- Ohms
t
r
- Nanoseconds
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
t
d(on)
- Nanoseconds
t
r
t
d(on)
- - - -
TJ = 125ºC , VGE = 15V
VCE = 480V
I C = 25A
I C = 50A
I C = 100A
Fig. 19. Inductive T urn-on
Switch i n g Times vs. Co l l ecto r C u r r en t
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
I
C
- Amperes
t
r
- Nanoseconds
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
t d(on)
- Nanoseconds
t
r
t
d(on)
- - - -
RG = 3
, VGE = 15V
VCE = 480V
TJ = 125ºC
TJ = 25ºC
Fig. 20. Inductive Turn-on
Switch in g Times vs. Ju n c ti on Temp er a tu re
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125
T
J
- Degrees Centigrade
t
r
- Nanoseconds
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
t d(on)
- Nanoseconds
t
r
t
d(on)
- - - -
RG = 3
Ω
, VGE = 15V
VCE = 480V
I C = 25A
I C = 50A
I C = 100A
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IXGX72N60A3H1
Fi g . 26 Maximum transi en t th er mal imped an ce j u n cti o n to case (for d i o d e)
0.01
0.10
1.00
0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10
Pul se Wid th [ms]
Z(th )JC - [ ºC / W ]
Fig. 21 Fig. 22
Fig. 24 Fig. 25
Fig. 23
[ s ]
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